Mold Problems Photo Album: Mold Remediation in Medina, TN

When a customer in Medina, TN, found mold in their crawl space, they knew it was time to call in the experts. Our team’s assessment revealed that excessive humidity was fueling growth directly on the floor joists. To fix it for good, we performed a comprehensive remediation using soda blasting. Soda Blasting is a powerful, effective method that cleans the wood back to its original state. By eliminating the organic growth at the source, we’ve helped ensure this home is now a much safer and cleaner environment for the family.

Mold on Wood Floor Joists

During the inspection mold is clearly visible on the wooden floor joists.

Mold Issues

Mold and dust mites can wreak havoc on both your health and your home like no other. In just a few years, they can significantly damage your home and personal property, while allergens from mold spores and dust mite waste damage your health.

Dust Mites & Mold Eat Organic Materials

That means any organic material at all. Dust, fabric, fiberglass resins and dyes, drywall, wallpaper, glue, paint, wood, or anything else is enough to keep it growing. As for dust mites, 1,000 of these critters can live in a single gram of dust, each one creating 20 waste pellets per day.

Mold Destroys Your Home

Professional Builder Magazine warns that mold will dramatically lower the value of your home. A home worth $250,000 can easily have $100,000 in mold problems. Mold can even lead to structural damage to your home!

Soda Blasting Mold

The best alternative is soda blasting. It uses sodium bicarbonate, otherwise known as baking soda - yes the same baking soda you bake a cake with.

Why soda blasting?

Sodium Bicarbonate is a granular powder that is non-toxic, food grade, with no vapors or offgassing. It is blown with air at high pressure at the infected lumber. The mold is blown off without damaging the lumber, and falls to the floor. The mold is killed by the blasting action and the soda instantly changes the ph, so what falls is not active mold, but simply inert dust.

After Mold Treatment

After soda blasting the lumber looks almost like new. The mold and it's negative effects are gone.

Why Treat Mold Issues

Mold, rot and dust mites all have a common weakness: they all need ample moisture and humidity to survive. When humidity levels drop below 60% they will not be able to thrive.

Floor Joists

After our mold treatment, these floor joists look like brand new wood.

Project Complete

This part of the project is now complete. We will come back at a later time, per the customers request, and address any sagging due to the mold rotting the wood with SmartJacks.